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Sam Houston State University Alumni Association Newsletter • A Member of The Texas State University System • alumni.shsu.edu • 800.283.7478 • 936.294.1841

Fall 2012

A group of graduates of Sam Houston State Teachers College from the years 1955, 1956, and 1957 have remained in close contact through the years.

They all live in Texas and they get together each year to “meet, eat and chat.” All but one of the group became teachers in the Texas public school system, and one continues to substitute teach.

“We began a round-robin letter in 1958 to keep in contact with one another during the years in which we were getting mar-ried and having children,” said Annie Lee (Carnes) Croley, of Cleveland. “One wrote another, that person wrote a letter and sent both letters to the next person, etc. After the first person received all the letters, she wrote a new letter and removed her previous letter.”

The group discontinued the round-robin letter in 1967, and the graduates began meeting once each year in their homes.

“This practice has continued since that year, and we’ve not missed even one year,” Croley said. “We have a short busi-ness meeting to plan the date and location of the meeting for the next year. Some of the husbands also attend and they have become good friends with one another.”

One year, the group met in Huntsville at Sam Houston State where they enjoyed a tour of the campus.

“The campus, of course, has grown tremendously since 1955, and we were all impressed with the school that Sam Houston has become,” Croley said.

Some of the graduates’ children and grandchildren followed in their footsteps to become Bearkats.

“We all believe that we received a fine education at Sam Hous-ton, and we are proud to say we are graduates,” Croley said.

Those in the group include: Mary Ann (Maxwell) Beltz, Baytown; Fay (Lamar) Brooks, Austin; Jon (Belt) Chachere, Dayton; Doro-thy (Lade) Johnson, Nacogdoches; Louise Maxwell, Keller; Reba (Parker) Pryor, Palestine; Elaine (Hingst) Rowland, Louise; Jane (Bryant) Wagner, Waxahachie; June (Aust) Wier, San Antonio; Polly (Galey) Mehner (deceased); Barbara (Morgan) Girndt (de-ceased); LeBland (Farris) McAdams, Winnie; Liz (Deck) Vinson, Lufkin; and Croley.

Bonds Of Friendship Span Over Half A Century

15th Annual Service Awards Luncheon | April 20, 2012

GOLD SPONSORS

Carolyn Faulk ’70 - A&C Plastics, Inc.College of Criminal Justice

Bobby & Karen ’80, ’90 GrayBen ’74 & Susan S. ’73 Lenamon

Tommy ’71 & Mary Ann ’72 MetcalfJohn ’59 & Judy Ragsdale

Office of the PresidentOffice of the Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Office of the Vice President for University Advancement

SILVER SPONSORS

AT&TDan ’66, ’88 & Donna ’68 Beto

Roland E. Black ’61Department of Athletics

Bud ’63 & Joan Haney - Profiles InternationalComcast

Marie Hayden ’69John Hoyt ’75

Kyle Lehne ’94 - Sun Coast ResourcesCecelia P. Marquart ’77, ’79Pancho ’09 & Sugar Roberts

Don Strickland ’49, ’54Office of the Vice President for Finance & Operations

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges the generous and ongoing support of the following sponsors:

The 2012 Service Awards Luncheon was held on April 20, 2012 in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom. This year’s recipients (l-r) Tommy Metcalf, Yolanda Green, Frank (Poncho) Roberts, Don Strickland with SHSU President Dana Gibson.

CLASS NOTES

**Updates now found in the Heritage magazine!

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Email: alumni@shsu.edu or fill out the form at shsu.edu/~alu_kat/services/classnotes

Welcome To Our Newest

Life Members(New Life Members from March 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012)

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30's

Mary Kristensen’39

40's

Dorothy Sullivan ’44

50's

Edith Harding ’50Charles Munday ’55Al Culberson ’58Frank Fontana ’58Jo Locke 1958 ’55

60's

Lucretia Henson ’60Lynda Evans ’61Hollis Naquin ’61Jack Pierce ’61 ’60Jerry Williams ’61Truman Welch ’62Robert Dietze ’63Ted Price ’63Bert Savage ’63Dan Thomas ’63 ’58Shirley Thomas ’63 ’57William Seeker ’64Julius Dubcak ’65Clarence Wisenbaker ’65Dana Chandler ’66Clarke Evans ’66 ’60Rowena Anderson ’68Richard Ramsey ’68James Story ’68Donn Burch ’69Wayne Frosch ’69Joe Smith ’69Mary Smith ’69Anita Zukowski ’69

70's

Gayla Baker ’70James Danklefs ’70Larry Monzingo ’70Joan Ramsey ’70

Ann Froelich ’71 ’65Robert Lang ’71Carol Park ’71Evelyn Bobo-White ’72 ’66Rudy Okruhlik ’72 ’76Linda West ’72Robert York ’72Gary Callon ’73James Robinson ’74 ’71Carol Shaw ’74Mary Rivet ’75Roger Rivet ’75William Shaw ’75Michael Mackey ’76Cheryl Peschke ’77Kay Stephenson ’77Royce Bailey ’78Judy Cole ’78 ’66Cheryl Oller ’78James Riggs ’78 ’65Jerry Stephenson ’78

80's

Frank Romero ’80 ’79Jimmie Sandles-Lee ’82Christopher Tritico ’83Deborah Tritico ’84Gilbert Lee ’85Sonie Mangum ’85Patricia De Floria ’86Todd Donaldson ’87Karen Howard ’87Jeffrey Bohannon ’88Brian Hall ’88Debra Jones ’88Donna McRoberts ’88 ’87Ferne Frosch ’89James Stone ’89

90's

Monica Donaldson ’90Gregory Jackson ’90Andrew Martin ’90Christopher Wood ’90Peter Grande ’91James Lopez ’91

Martha Harlow ’93Richard Yawn ’94 ’92Robert Woods ’97Floyd Cowan ’98Jimmy Tiemann ’98Jennifer Patterson ’99

00's

Sarah Nethery ’02Leora Croy ’05Courtney Schindewolf ’06Millicent Woods ’08John Mayor ’09Samuel Ogbonna ’09

10's

Brandy Benningfield ’10Natalee Crianva ’10Edward Croy ’10Candice Gatewood ’10Jordan Heggie ’10Charity Joseph ’10Kevin Jukkola ’10Haley Kelly ’10Bryant Kutac ’10Mindy Lange ’10Sara Nagel ’10 ’05Jarret Nethery ’10Mark Verzinski ’10 ’08Colt Vogel ’10Lance Weaver ’10Patrice West ’10 ’06Joshua Blake ’11Kathryn Bremer ’11Mary Cooley ’11Clayton Dalrymple ’11Charles Daniel ’11Stephanie Doyen ’11Stephanie Fors ’11 ’08Megan Gibson-Kutac ’11Kellie Grace ’11Geah Hanson ’11Courtney Henry ’11Billy Hirsch ’11 ’99Cynthia Hoffzimmer ’11Peter Ibarra ’11

Rodney Janczak ’11Marlyss Jeffcoat ’11Pamela Kelsay ’11Melissa Lacarter ’11Joshua Lange ’11 ’08Kelli Langley ’11 ’09Laura Mayor ’11 ’08Rachel Moore ’11Amber Moreaux ’11Lisa Ognanovich ’11Tacie Penewitt ’11 ’10Justin Powers ’11Mary Richards ’11Michael Schindewolf ’11Christina Shafer ’11 ’09Dennis Shafer ’11 ’09Natalie Thielemann ’11Rachel Verm ’11 ’09Cole Williams ’11Zachary Birdsong ’12Steven Crianva ’12 Colby Crumrine ’12Marlise Golden-Thomas ’12 ’05Joshua Harris ’12 Kristi Hermes ’12 ’10David Hintzel ’12Jessica Juarez ’12Meagan Lee ’12Valerie Matthys ’12 ’06Katherine McConnell ’12Molly McGinley ’12John Messer ’12Debra Piazza ’12Stormy Potter ’12Penny Spreen ’12

Friends & Family

Sherry HirschBillie MoffettMance ParkNathan PeschkeHerbert SchumannJohn Simmons

Alumni & FriendsTyler, TX | Hollytree Country Club |May 8, 2012

Sponsored by: Roland E. Black '61, David '81 & Rebecca '83 Mohr, Russ '86 & Lori Morrison, James E. Raney '62, Joe '69 & Mary Ann '69 Smith, David G '59 & Carole A. Wilson

Houston, TX | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo | March 8, 2012

Sponsored by: Joe Amato '72, David Sam Bain '56, Tucker Blair '75, Bill ‘88 & Kerri Byler, Charles Cox '73,'75, Sonny Dean '62, Carolyn Chipman Faulk '70, Michael Hajovsky '66, Mary Crow & Sam Jones '72, Dennis Knebel '65, Susan S.'73 & Ben '74 Lenamon, Edgar '56 & Carolyn Reeves, SHSU Agricultural Alumni Association, Sonny '55, '57 & Joanne '57 Sikes, Robert '80 & Erin '80 Steele, Frank & Mary Ellen '64, '68 Thornton, Alan '71 Tinsley

Head Football Coach Willie Fritz visits with alumni at the reception.Alumni and friends enjoy BBQ during the HLSR reception.

Tuesday, November 27–Friday, November 30, 2012

Thursday, November 29, 2012Alumni Reception & Dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria

300 Park Avenue • New York, NY  Please reserve by October 1, 2012 800.283.7478 or alumni.shsu.edu

Join Sam Houston State University for a Holiday in the Big Apple. Enjoy the beginning of the Christmas season and be there for the

lighting of the tree in Rockefeller Center.

A Bearkat Holiday in

NewYork Cityin

Houston, TX | 6th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament | May 19, 2012

The 6th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament hosted at High Meadow Ranch Golf Club on May 19th generated record participation and net revenues, with 30 team entries and over $16,000 raised. Special thanks to Mickey Tiner, Texas Barge & Boat, Inc. for their generous Corporate Gold Sponsorship. Other Corporate Silver Sponsors included Ron ’61 & Donna Koska; Jon ’61 & Barbara ’61 Bright; Aramark Campus Dining; 1st National Bank of Huntsville; Dr. Dana Gibson; and Byron Mosher ’75. For more photos visit the alumni website at shsu.edu/~alu_kat/photos

Welcome Hall served as a great venue for a spring BBQ with alumni & friends.

Alumni & friends enjoy the fun and fellowship.

Welcome, TX | Washington/Austin County Area Reception | May 17, 2012

Sponsored by: Bill '88 & Kerri Byler, Tony '76 & Karen '72 Dooley, Erich '72 & Doris Glenwinkel, Leroy '49 & Bernetta Grebe, Rick Hanna '79, Robert & Stella '71 Koryciak, Barbara '73 & Ernie '73 Koy, Patsy '65 & Joe Ed '66, '71 Lynn, Glenwood '58, '62 & Shirley Prenzler, Danney Rohde '71, Herbert & Laura Schumann, Spiess Insurance/Germania Co. - Donald & Gwen Spiess, Leroy '61 & Susan Zapalac

Alumni Peggy Jackson ’97 and Daniel Arredondo ’02 enjoy the pre-game reception with Sammy the Bearkat.

Alumni Max Mejia ’02, Kevin Pooler ’94 and John Renfro ’97 visit during the reception.

Houston, TX | SHSU Night at Minute Maid Park | June 7, 2012

Sponsored by: Liberty Mutual, Carolyn “Chipman” Faulk ‘70, Annanelle Hay “64, Jenna Jackson “97, Stella “71 & Robert Koryciak, Ellen ‘82 & Terry Phillips. Edgar ‘56 & Carolyn Reeves

Norwood Lange ‘59 receives a signed football from Head Football coach Willie Fritz.

Alumni Ernie Koy ’71 and wife Barbara Koy ’73 enjoy the game with their son Robert Koy ’01, daughter in-law Barbara Koy ’02 and grandson Wyatt Koy.

STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONThe Student Alumni Association celebrated the end of another successful year with a Banquet on April 24, 2012. President Dana Gibson congratulated the club on another successful year and spoke on the importance of being involved on campus and with the alumni association upon graduation. Alumnus Terry Williams, H-E-B Regional Vice President of Operations and SHSU Alumni Association VP, served as guest speaker for the event and spoke to the club about leadership and building a successful career. Each graduating senior was honored during the ceremony.

The SAA would like to welcome all of the new members that joined this summer during orientation.

SAA members Leann Harrel and Risa Mitchell proudly display their SAA member certificates while visiting with SHSU President Dana Gibson following the banquet.

Senior SAA members pose with guest speaker – SHSU Alumnus Terry Williams after receiving alumni graduation honor chords. (l-r) Jamail Turner, Ayanna Jackson, Cathy Fearn, Terry Williams, Dustin Nieto, Michelle Moore Elizabeth Garcia-Jacobo and Joshua Harris.

Homecoming Kick-Off Rally .............................................................Monday, October 15 – 12:30 p.m. – Bearkat Plaza

SAM Jam Carnival ............................................. Wednesday, October 17 – 7-11:00 p.m. – Holleman Field Parking Lot

Homecoming Parade .......................................................... Thursday, October 18 – 6:30 p.m. – Sam Houston Avenue

Distinguished Alumni Gala ....................................................................Friday, October 19 – 6:00 p.m. – LSC Ballroom

Alumni and Friends Coffee ..... Saturday, October 20 – 10:30 a.m. – noon, John R. Ragsdale Visitor and Alumni Center

Bearkat Alley .......................................................Saturday, October 20 – 12-2:00 p.m. – Bowers Stadium Parking Lot

SHSU vs. McNeese State ............................................................Saturday, October 20 – 2:00 p.m. – Bowers Stadium

Black Alumni and Friends Reception ................................................ Saturday, October 20 – 8:00 p.m. – LSC Ballroom

HOMECOMING 2012 SCHEDULE

Upcoming Events September 4 ............. SAA Semester Kick-off Meet & Greet (SHSU Campus – John R. Ragsdale Visitor & Alumni Center)September 7 ............. Legacy & Faculty/Staff Reception (SHSU Campus – John R. Ragsdale Visitor & Alumni Center)September 8 ............. Family Weekend Reception (SHSU Campus – John R. Ragsdale Visitor & Alumni Center)September 15 ........... Alumni & Friends pre-game Tailgate (Floyd Casey Stadium, Baylor Campus, Waco) September 27 ........... Alumni & Friends pre-game Tailgate (Lucky’s Pub, Houston, TX)October 5 .................. BOTPW Alumni Golf Outing (Wildcat Golf Club, Houston, TX)October 6 .................. Alumni & Friends pre-game Tailgate (Reliant Stadium Parking Lot, Houston, TX)October 19 ................ Distinguished Alumni Gala (SHSU Campus – LSC Ballroom)October 20 ................ Alumni Coffee (SHSU Campus – John R. Ragsdale Visitor & Alumni Center)October 27 ................ Alumni & Friends pre-game Tailgate (Katherine & Company, Beaumont, TX)November 17 ............ Alumni & Friends pre-game Tailgate (Texas A&M Rec. Center, College Station, TX)November 29 ............ New York Alumni & Friends Dinner (Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY)

To RSVP for upcoming events or for more information go to alumni.shsu.edu

A record number 697 class rings were presented during the 2012 Ring Ceremony held on April 4, 2012. Over 2,500 family and friends attended the ceremony. The official class ring was adopted in 2003 as an everlasting symbol of our esteem for the university and our bond with each other.

RING CEREMONY

Alumni ClubsSHSU has over 90,000 alumni worldwide and the Office of Alumni Relations would like to connect you with the University and other alumni in your area through one of the alumni clubs across the country. We currently have clubs established in Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Walker County, North Harris/Montgomery County, Austin/Washington County, Bay Area (Seabrook/Clearlake area), as well as a Black Alumni & Friends Club and a Hispanic Alumni & Friends Club. We are in the process of establishing a club in New York City.

If you have not already signed up to become a part of a club, visit our website at alumni.shsu.edu and click on the alumni chapters/clubs link to find the club in your area.

Don’t see your city listed and want to help organize a club in your area? Contact Donna Gilbert, Office of Alumni Relations, Assistant Director for Membership and Marketing at 936.294.3924 or via email at dgilbert@shsu.edu.

The Texas State University System Board of RegentsCharlie Amato, Chairman, San Antonio Donna N. Williams, Vice Chair, Arlington Dr. Jaime R. Garza, San Antonio Kevin J. Lilly, Houston Ron Mitchell, Horseshoe Bay David Montagne, BeaumontTrisha Pollard, Bellaire Rossanna Salazar, Austin William F. Scott, Nederland Andrew Greenberg, Student Regent, Beaumont

Brian McCall, Chancellor, Austin

SHSU Alumni AssociationBox 2022Huntsville, TX 77341-2022

DATE • OPPONENTLOCATION • TAILGATE TIMESat, Sep 08 • Incarnate WordHuntsville • 4 p.m. Sat, Sep 15 • BaylorWaco • TBA Thu, Sep 27 • Texas SouthernBBVA Stadium - Houston • 5 p.m. Sat, Oct 06 • Stephen F. Austin*Reliant Stadium • 12 p.m. Sat, Oct 20 • McNeese State (Homecoming)*Huntsville • 12 p.m. Sat, Oct 27 • LamarBeaumont (Katherine & Company) • 11 a.m. Sat, Nov 03 • Southeastern Louisiana* Huntsville • 12 p.mSat, Nov 17 • Texas A&MCollege Station • TBA * Conference Games

SHSU Football Season is Here! Be “All In for 2012” by sponsoring the Tailgate Season

SEASON TAILGATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

WHITE SPONSOR: $250

ORANGE SPONSOR: $500

CORPORATE SPONSOR: $1,000

For information on how you and/or your company can support the Alumni Association

through sponsorship, please contact the Alumni Relations office

at 800.283.7478